A sportswriter forms a ring triangle with a fight manager's daughter and her Mexican-American boxer.
Acting
Montalban brings wounded dignity to the fighter who knows his place.
Direction
Sturges stages ring scenes with documentary realism, rare for 1950.
Director
John Sturges
June Allyson
Pat O'Malley
Dick Powell
Rick Garvey
Ricardo Montalban
Johnny Monterez
Lionel Barrymore
Sean O'Malley
Teresa Celli
Marina Monterez
Barry Kelley
Allan Goff
Tom Powers
Tom Balford
Mimi Aguglia
Mom Monterez
Marianne Stewart
Audrey
John Gallaudet
Phil Tripp
Larry Keating
Reporter #2
Kenneth Tobey
Reporter #3
Marilyn Monroe
Dusky Ledoux (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released the same year as Montalban's breakthrough in 'Mystery Street,' this quietly addresses the 'Mexican fighters as disposable' reality of 1950s boxing.
Lionel Barrymore filmed this from a wheelchair; his Sean O'Malley was his final fully mobile performance before arthritis confined him to roles requiring seated positions.
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